Heathfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.216 miles
Published by Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Heathfield Primary School is a primary school in Darlington for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 February 2025. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Heathfield Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.216 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 59 offers: 51 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In Reception 2026, 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; the last child offered a place lived 1.216 miles away, nearer than in 2025.
- Some 30.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 47.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Broadway, Darlington, DL1 1EJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 439 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Heathfield Primary School.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils rise to these expectations and try hard with their learning and behaviour.”
To improve
- “Currently, pupils do not learn the basic skills that they need to be successful writers before they are expected to write longer compositions.”
- “This allows errors in letter formation, spelling and punctuation to become embedded over time.”
- “Improving attendance continues to be a priority for the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Rydal Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Firthmoor Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gurney Pease Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northwood Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published